Four area high school softball teams competed in district play Thursday. The semifinals of the Class 2, District 1 Tournament were held in Hartville. Gainesville watched its season come to an end as they fell to Mansfield
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has a solution for Puerto Rico’s post-Hurricane Maria power problem: solar electricity. “The Tesla team has [built solar grids] for many smaller islands around the world, but there is no
Christopher Clayborn of Mountain Home was given 15 years in prison after pleading no contest to several counts of distributing, possession or viewing child porn during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. The investigation into
A Baxter County man, 25-year-old Daniel Lynn Adams of rural Mountain Home, was booked into the Baxter County Jail Wednesday evening after turning himself in on an outstanding warrant for delivery of methamphetamine. Adams has 12 prior
Guido Amrein/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A newly formed tropical storm in the southwestern Caribbean is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane that could affect the U.S. Gulf Coast. The system, formerly a tropical depression, strengthened into a tropical
manfredxy/iStock/Thinkstock(BOULDER, Colo.) — On their radar, National Weather Service meteorologists in Boulder could see it coming. They just weren’t sure what “it” was. The mysterious red and purple blobs began appearing on radar screens, stretching at least
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ The Arkansas Supreme Court says a system of grants lawmakers used to pay for local projects around the state violated a constitutional requirement that budget measures have a distinctly stated purpose. The
3drenderings/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a woman accused of dressing up as a clown and killing another woman nearly three decades ago, then marrying her widower. Here is what we know about
(AP) _ A former Arkansas judge accused of giving lighter sentences to defendants in return for nude photographs and sexual favors has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and witness tampering charges.Joseph Boeckmann had been set for trial
(AP) _ An Arkansas man has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for the shooting death of a 38-year-old Searcy man earlier this year.Shelby Glenn Taylor of Pangburn pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree murder for the
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Carolina Pathers quarterback Cam Newton is facing backlash after sexist comments made to a female beat reporter earlier this week. The 2015 NFL MVP responded to a question
Photo by Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant would choose to kneel during the national anthem, if he were still active, Bryant has said. Appearing on The Hollywood Reporter’s
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — New aerial photos show what was left behind at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival as gunfire sent country fans scrambling for their lives on Sunday. The venue’s grounds, where country music fans
Twenty-four-year-old Cody Allen of Mountain Home pleaded guilty Thursday in Baxter County Circuit Court to causing the death of an almost two-year-old Flippin girl in May, 2016. He faced capital murder charges, and the state had sought
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Secret Service has denied being in possession of any records of the visitors who may have had access to President Donald Trump during his winter visits to his Mar-a-Lago retreat in
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — A fundraiser started by local officials has raised more than $9.2 million for the victims of Sunday night’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. The Clark County Commission Chairman Steve Sisolak and Sheriff Joe Lombardo
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — A service will be held Thursday evening for Charleston Hartfield, an off-duty Las Vegas police officer and Nevada Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class, who was killed Sunday night when a gunman opened
Bob Knight visited with Superintendent of Mountain Home Public Schools Dr. Jake Long Thursday.Listen to the full interview here: Listen: right-click to download mp3 WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) – Arkansas’ governor says a $500,000 grant is being provided to help pay for a new cybersecurity training initiative.Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday the grant from the Department of Higher Education would go to the University
(AP) – A pastor in southwestern Arkansas has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing two teen girls he met in church.The Texarkana Gazette reports that 42-year-old David Wayne Farren first confessed to abusing
(AP) – A man imprisoned for killing six people in Illinois has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing an Arkansas couple in Missouri.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Nicholas Sheley was sentenced Wednesday
(AP) – Arkansas’ attorney general is asking a federal appeals court to allow the state to move forward with imposing new restrictions on how the abortion pill is administered.Attorney General Leslie Rutledge asked the 8th U.S. Circuit
(AP) – Three daughters of an Arkansas man who was beaten and stabbed to death in 1991 say his killer doesn’t deserve mercy and should die as scheduled next month.The family of Sidney Burnett met with the
Candidates for the upcoming runoff for the Position Three seat on the Mountain Home School Board, incumbent Ben Strider and challenger Daniel Smakal, have released information about themselves and a debate is planned Thursday evening at 5:30
The fledgling field of gene therapy has scored another win: An experimental treatment seemed to help boys with the inherited nerve disease featured in the movie “Lorenzo’s Oil.”Fifteen of the 17 boys treated in a study had
(AP) – Missouri has re-emerged as a potential location for a Hyperloop track despite not earning a spot last month in a top 10 list of possible future routes for the mode of transportation.The Kansas City Star
(AP) – A Missouri appeals court has ruled in favor of a lesbian woman trying to get custody or visitation with a child she helped raise with her former partner.Appellate judges ruled Tuesday that the woman has
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton laughed at a question from a female reporter Wednesday, noting that it was “funny” to hear a woman pose it. At a press conference earlier Wednesday, Charlotte Observer sportswriter
Football, volleyball, softball and basketball make up the local Thursday schedule. The Mountain Home High School volleyball team continues district play as they welcome Beebe to the Hangar. The freshmen match begins at 4 p.m. followed by
(AP) – An inmate has been convicted of using a makeshift knife to fatally stab a fellow prisoner and injure another in 2006 at a federal prison hospital in Missouri.The U.S. attorney’s office says jurors found 61-year-old
Whether the Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce will return to its former location on U.S. Highway 62 next to McDonald’s is still under consideration. But the Chamber’s President and CEO, Jeff Pipkin, says the decision has been
Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed and his chief deputy have returned from a three-day trip to Minnesota where they talked with friends, relatives and acquaintances of 16-year-old Savannah Leckie, whose burned remains were found in early August
Local boat manufacturer Bass Cat is one of 23 businesses across the state to participate in National Manufacturing Day Friday. Bass Cat, along with Yar-Craft boats, has partnered to bring over 100 students from Mountain Home, Gainesville
A Yellville woman, 24-year-old Caitlyn K. Bradford, has pled guilty in Marion County Circuit Court to felony charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, and was sentenced to three years supervised
Three people were transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center Wednesday afternoon following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 178 near Lakeview.Grover Township Fire Chief Jim Sierzchula says the accident occurred about 4:15 at the intersection of Edgewood Bay
Nine new business licenses were issued by the city of Mountain Home during the month of September, according to Roberta Pack from the City of Mountain Home Building Inspector’s Office.City records indicate licenses were issued to two
A partnership between Ozarka College and the University of Central Arkansas will allow a secondary history degree track in teacher education to be available from the Melbourne college’s campus. The Arkansas Department of Higher Education has approved
The Mountain Home City Council meeting scheduled for Thursday evening has been cancelled. City Clerk Brian Plumlee says the cancellation is due to the lack of an agenda. The council’s next meeting is scheduled for October 19th.
The Baxter Marion Rural Water Association number one Board of Directors will meet Thursday evening at 6:00. The meeting will be held at the Oakland Community Center. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
District play began Wednesday for high school softball in Missouri. Bakersfield watched its season come to an end in the Class 1, District 1 Tournament at Poplar Bluff. The Lady Lions fell to Naylor by a score
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) Justice Hansen threw for 316 yards and four touchdowns, and Arkansas State overcame his four interceptions to beat Georgia Southern 43-25 in the conference opener for both teams Wednesday night. Arkansas State (2-2),
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters had a Monday night to forget. It began with a pregame scuffle with members of the Washington Redskins, continued with the All-Pro cornerback twice getting burned for touchdowns, was
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: NATIONAL LEAGUEArizona 11, Colorado 8 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEToronto 7, Winnipeg 2St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 4; OTEdmonton 3, Calgary 0Philadelphia 5, San Jose 3 WOMEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS)– Sheldon Mack, a 21-year-old from Canada who was shot twice during the deadly mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival, was reunited Wednesday with the stranger he says got him to a hospital and
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS)– An unarmed security guard at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino found gunman Stephen Paddock and drew the shooter’s attention away from the crowd of concertgoers below while radioing police for help.
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(NEW YORK)– Jen Welter, who made NFL history in 2015, when she became the league’s first female coach, answered questions about what it was like to break the glass ceiling in a male-dominated sport, saying
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS)– Investigators in Las Vegas are still combing through the blood-stained concert grounds and tracing the history of the cache of 23 guns found inside Stephen Paddock’s 32nd floor suite. While the details on the weapons
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS)– There are countless ways to indulge your wild side in Las Vegas. For many, that includes blowing off steam at one of the city’s shooting ranges. While the group packages and experiences available at the
(AP) _ Officials say a Little Rock city leader is recovering after a man jumped into her convertible on a city street, causing her to lose control of the vehicle and crash.Police say the man was a
(AP) _ Authorities say a 71-year-old woman has died after a driver crashed a pickup truck into a southeast Missouri home.The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as Verla Clippard. The patrol says she was struck
The Tom Tomlinson Art and Science Center in Calico Rock will open to the public Thursday morning at 10:00. The Center is part of the Calico Rock Museum System. The Tomlinson Center includes an art gallery, science
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK)– A newly formed tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean is forecast to strengthen to a hurricane that could impact the U.S. Gulf Coast. The depression, which is currently churning 45 miles west-southwest of San Andres
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK)– There will be a new format at this season’s NBA All-Star Game. Two captains will pick players for their teams, without regard to the conference they play in. The move comes after several years of
The Mountain Home Public Schools Board of Education will meet at noon on Thursday. The agenda includes one item, a presentation by Jeff Kincade, Alternative Learning Environment Coordinator at Guy Berry College and Career Academy. The meeting
The Twin Lakes Republican Women’s Club will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at the Mountain Home Elks Lodge. Guest speaker will be District 68 State Representative Trevor Drown, who is seeking the position of Secretary of State.
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Investigators are exploring whether Las Vegas suspected shooter Stephen Paddock sought a hotel room overlooking another outdoor concert in Las Vegas in late September that featured Chance the Rapper and Lorde, two sources told
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — Here’s the latest on the investigation into the Las Vegas shooting: At least 59 people, including the shooter, died after Sunday night’s attack at a Las Vegas music festival. The motive remains unknown but
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — Hours after O.J. Simpson was released from a Nevada prison on Sunday, he was greeted by paparazzi at a local gas station. In video obtained by ABC News, Simpson can be heard saying to
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — In the months before his deadly rampage, 64-year old Stephen Paddock was a man “descending into madness,” according to a person briefed on new findings in the investigation. New details are emerging, investigators say,
(AP) – Arkansas finance officials say a decline in motor vehicle sales and business spending pushed the state’s sales tax collections below forecast last month.The Department of Finance and Administration said Tuesday the state’s net available revenue
(AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded nearly $5 million for runway improvements at the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock.Members of Arkansas’ congressional delegation announced the $4.9 million grant Tuesday. The money
(AP) – Police say an east Arkansas police officer has been fired and is under investigation after alleged threats to “blow up” a law enforcement training academy in northeast Arkansas.Arkansas State Police said Tuesday that 29-year-old Wisam
(AP) – Planned Parenthood is asking an appeals court to prevent new restrictions on how the abortion pill is administered in Arkansas from taking effect while the organization takes the issue to the nation’s highest court.Planned Parenthood
(AP) – Authorities say a man shot and killed by two Jefferson City police officers had threatened law enforcement officers in the past.The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the shooting that occurred early Tuesday in Jefferson
(AP) – A fraternity chapter at the University of Missouri has been closed down because of several violations of alcohol and other policies.The national Sigma Phi Epsilon organization closed the chapter. In the spring 2017 semester, the
(AP) – A federal appeals court is reversing an action that could have slowed the expansion of abortion services in Missouri.On Monday, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a temporary stay that had allowed contested
The deadline for the payment of personal property and real estate taxes to avoid penalties and interest is less than two weeks away on October 16. With the normal deadline falling on Sunday, Baxter County Collector Teresa
It took the Baxter County Quorum Court eight minutes Tuesday evening to approve two new ordinances to address what County Judge Mickey Pendergrass has described as a “glitch” with the recently passed sales tax initiatives for funding
A Mountain Home woman, 39-year-old Dawn Conni Lambert, was arrested Monday on felony battery charges after an argument with her mother over a phone call turned physical. Lambert is being held in the Baxter County Detention Center
Six fires were reported to have started simultaneously across Douglas County in Missouri Sunday morning with five of them considered suspicious in nature and under investigation as possible arson. According to Brian Emerson, acting District Ranger for
A Colorado couple has been arrested in Douglas County and charged in connection with a kidnapping incident in Colorado involving two juveniles. Officials with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office say, working with the Ava Police Department on
Kristi Thompson, a lifelong resident of Calico Rock, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees of the Calico Rock Museum Foundation. Thompson is the fourth grade literacy and social studies teacher at
An accident early Wednesday morning on Highway 160, three miles east of Tecumseh, has seriously injured 40-year-old William Terrill. According to a report from Missouri State Highway Patrol, Terrill was eastbound when he traveled off the left
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — Alleged Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is back in the United States. Marilou Danley landed at Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday at 7:17 p.m. PT on Philippine Air Flight 102, multiple law enforcement
Conference play begins for Arkansas State Wednesday night. The Red Wolves will be in Statesboro to take on Georgia Southern. ASU is currently 1-2 on the season. The Red Wolves’ last game was 11 nights ago when
High school softball makes up the local Wednesday schedule as district play begins in Missouri. Bakersfield will be in Poplar Bluff for the opener of the Class 1, District 1 Tournament. The Lady Lions meet Naylor at
The Izard County High School boy’s golf team has won the state championship. The Cougars won the Class 1A State Tournament played Tuesday at New Haven Golf Course in Texarkana. The Cougars shot 263 to finish 16
The Mountain Home High School volleyball team picked up a 3-0 win at Morrilton Tuesday night, winning by scores of 25-18, 25-12 and 25-19. Charlie Pierce finished with 13 kills, Maly Tabor had seven kills and Leah
The Mountain Home 9th and 8th grade volleyball teams both suffered losses at Batesville Tuesday night. The 9th grade team lost in three sets, falling by scores of 25-23, 16-25 and 9-15. Megan Trotter had ten digs,
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – For much of last season, Arkansas appeared on the verge of missing the NCAA Tournament for a fifth time in six seasons under coach Mike Anderson. A late-season surge landed the Razorbacks in
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUEFinal N-Y Yankees 8 Minnesota 4 MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCERFinal Minnesota 3 Atlanta 2 Copyright © 2017, ABC Radio. All rights reserved.
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(MIAMI) — Ginacarlo Stanton’s future with the Miami Marlins may be up in the air. Derek Jeter and new controlling owner Bruce Sherman spoke publicly for the first time about their group’s $1.2 billion purchase
Bilgin Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — A former Miss Las Vegas winner got the chance to thank the retired firefighter who saved her, her mother, her sister and two girlfriends when a gunman started shooting onto the
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, P.R.) — In a 13-story apartment building just 15 minutes from the airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Lizbeth Vasquez Delgado is caring for her parents and their neighbors the best way she
Two members of the Mountain Home High School boys’ golf team returned to the Jonesboro Country Club to finish the Class 6A State Tournament. Bradley Ludwig ended up with a two-day total of 174, and Gage McClain
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS)– Sheldon Mack, 21, of Victoria, British Columbia told ABC News Tuesday from his hospital bed that scenes from the Sunday night festival massacre in Las Vegas, Nevada, continued to play for him “like
RICARDO ARDUENGO/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, P.R.) — Keyden is just 31 days old, but he’s already experienced tragic hardship. Having been born just days before Hurricane Irma passed over his birth island of Puerto Rico and weeks before
ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Tannerite and ammonium nitrate, explosive materials, were found among the suspected Las Vegas gunman’s arsenal of weapons and ammunition spread across a number of locations. Suspected shooter Stephen Paddock, 64, opened fire
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)(SAN JUAN, P.R.) — The death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria has risen to 34, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello announced Tuesday evening. Prior to Tuesday, the number of storm-related deaths on the
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Three off-duty first responders who were attending a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night sprang into action to help those in need after a faraway gunman sprayed bullets into
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery has been denied a new trial for the murder of Teresa Halbach after a judge ruled there was not sufficient evidence to warrant one. Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Judge
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — Investigators are hoping the Las Vegas shooter’s girlfriend may hold the key to unraveling the mystery of the motive that drove 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to open fire on a crowd of concertgoers from
Marion County Sheriffs Deputy Billy Packer was named the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Tuesday at the 2017 Law Enforcement Summit at Camp Robinson. The announcement came from Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. Over 650 officers
The Yellville-Summit School Board will meet in special session Wednesday morning at 11:00. The only item of business on the agenda is a potential land use. The meeting will be held in the Yellville-Summit Administrative Building. WebReadyTM
(AP) _ Springfield officials have narrowly approved a controversial ban on pit bulls.The ordinance approved Monday night will phase in the ban starting Jan. 1. Owners who register their pit bulls before then could keep the animals
(AP) _ A northwest Arkansas man has pleaded not guilty to capital murder in the death of his mother.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports that 21-year-old Patrick Malone entered the plea in Benton County Circuit Court on
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City police want the front desk to be the front line. Less than two days after a gunman shot and killed 59 people from his 32nd-floor hotel room in Las Vegas, the
Adam Gault/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — As authorities pick apart the life of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, they have come across one major thread of suspicious behavior: how he handled his money. Paddock’s recent financial transactions have become
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — Photos and video show the hotel suite-turned-crime scene at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas in the wake of the Sunday night mass shooting that killed 59 people. Police said 64-year-old
ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis Cardinals pitching coach Derek Lilliquist and bullpen coach Blaise Ilsley will not return to the team’s coaching staff next season. John Mozeliak, the Cardinals president of baseball operations, says both coaches will not
Two men were arrested by Baxter County Sheriff’s Deputies early Tuesday morning, in separate incidents, after being found passed out behind their vehicle’s steering wheel at two different gas stations. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery,
The Mountain Home seventh graders split a pair of football games with Batesville on Monday. The Gold team was able to pick up a 12-6 victory. July Stone had a touchdown run, Dillon Drewery added a scoring
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump Tuesday called the gunman who opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas Sunday “sick” and “demented.” “He was a sick man. A demented man. Lot of problems, I
Boone County has been added to the list of local counties currently under a burn ban. According to the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the ban is also in effect for Fulton, Searcy and Stone Counties. All outdoor burning
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The massacre along the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday night will go down as the country’s deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. At least 59 people were killed and over 500 wounded by
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — Identical twin sisters Natalia and Gianna Baca were hit by gunfire in Las Vegas Sunday night, and one of their heroes was an off-duty firefighter who happened to be attending the outdoor music
ABCNews.com(LAS VEGAS) — Police were trying to piece together information about the assailant in the Las Vegas massacre on Tuesday as authorities scoured the suspected shooter’s home for clues on what may have sparked the deadly rampage.
(AP) – Authorities say a husband and wife from Texas were killed after their vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 30 in southwest Arkansas.Arkansas State Police say Morgan Lawrence and Jean Lawrence of Flint, Texas,
(AP) – Several conservation groups are asking the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to ban trapping and selling wild turtles in the state.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the groups cite concerns that unlimited trapping of the slow-moving animals
The Mountain Home Volleyball team beat the defending 4A state champions Brookland in nonconference play Monday night at The Hangar. The Lady Bombers topped the Lady Bearcats in straight sets with scores of 26-24, 25-15 and 25-19.
(AP) – Spending on Arkansas’ expanded Medicaid program grew by nearly 24 percent last fiscal year, an increase that officials attribute to higher-than-expected enrollment.The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that spending increase exceeded what state officials initially estimated by
(AP) – Lawyers for an Arkansas man scheduled to be executed next month say his life should be spared because he suffered sexual abuse as a child and comes from a family with a long history of
(AP) – Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to speak with President Donald Trump about campus sexual assault policy.In a Monday letter, McCaskill both criticized his administration’s handling of the issue so far and asked to talk with
(AP) – Authorities say two people have been killed when a car went off the side of a southwest Missouri roadway and struck a tree.The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Sunday
(AP) – A mother is questioning the charges filed against a man accused of providing alcohol to her 19-year-old daughter, who died with a blood-alcohol content that was seven times higher than the state’s legal limit.The Springfield
It’s another road trip for the Mountain Home High School volleyball team as they return to district play at Morrilton. The junior varsity match begins at 4:30 followed by the varsity match. Elsewhere, Cotter hosts Valley Springs,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Rick Pitino’s 16-year run as coach of Louisville’s storied basketball team appears to be over. The university’s interim president has been authorized to fire the legendary coach because of a federal bribery investigation,
Credit: Bryan Hopkins(LAS VEGAS) — As gunfire erupted at Sunday’s Route 91 Harvest Festival, musician Bryan Hopkins led a group into a freezer for safety. Hopkins, who is the lead singer for group Elvis Monroe, took over
NEW YORK (AP) _ The baseball playoffs begin tonight as the New York Yankees host the Minnesota Twins in the American League wild card game. One year into a youth movement, the Yankees boast rookie slugger Aaron
Early voting for the upcoming runoff for the Position Three seat on the Mountain Home School Board held by Ben Strider and being challenged by Daniel Smakal begins in the basement of the Baxter County Courthouse Tuesday,
Ordinances amending the timeline for collection of the voter-approved sales tax initiatives for the expansion of the Baxter County Detention Center highlight the Baxter County Quorum Courts 11-item October meeting agenda. The quorum court will meet Tuesday
The month of September saw a well below average amount of rainfall this year, reported as the second driest September on record. Total rainfall for the month was recorded at .17 of an inch at KTLO, Classic
A traffic stop in Mountain Home led to the arrest of one of its passengers. According to an affidavit from the Mountain Home Police Department, 38-year-old Veronica Gale of Mountain Home was booked into the Baxter County
With the fall season in its early stages, tree leaves in the Ozarks begin producing their fall colors. Motorists from across the country travel along the region’s rural highways and country roads just to have a look
Larry Gene Tate III, who listed a North Carolina address when booked into the Baxter County Detention Center, changed his plea to guilty on charges stemming from his possession of a vehicle stolen from Fulton County and
Justinna Curlee of Mountain Home was given five years probation after changing her plea to guilty on drug-related charges during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday.An Arkansas State Police Trooper stopped the car Curlee was
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker drilled a 43-yard field goal with 8 seconds left in his first career game, atoning for an earlier miss and helping Kansas City to a 29-20 victory over
FNBC Bank was one of four banks honored by the American Bankers Association last week with an award recognizing the nations best bank marketing videos. The second annual ABA Bank Marketing Video Awards, presented at the ABA
@jreid323/Twitter(LAS VEGAS) — Five-year-old Aden Huser was enjoying a night watching Jason Aldean perform at the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas with his family Sunday night when suddenly, everyone started running. There were loud pops,
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ The top 10 overall high school football teams in Arkansas and the top five in Classes 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, as voted by a panel of Associated Press-member sports writers
@EirikurH/Twitter (LAS VEGAS) — For Jaelyn Duran, the Route 91 Harvest Festival was a last-minute excursion. The three-day country music festival had been sold out for weeks, but she, her sister, Sarah Duran, and her sister’s boyfriend,
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — Multiple loaded high-capacity magazines were found in the suspected Las Vegas shooter’s hotel room, according to multiple law enforcement sources. Police found the guns and ammunition in the room being used by suspected
The Mountain Home High School golf team was eliminated from the Class 6A State Tournament Monday in Jonesboro, but two of its golfers will advance to play for the individual title. The Bombers finished ninth on the
The Bull Shoals Park Committee meeting scheduled for Monday evening has been postponed. The meeting will be rescheduled for a later date. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
(AP) _ A death penalty trial has started for an ailing man charged with an attack at a federal prison hospital in Missouri that killed one fellow inmate and injured another. The Springfield News-Leader reports that 61-year-old
(AP) _ An Arkansas prosecutor says an inmate will be charged with manslaughter in the death of another prisoner during an incident that wasn’t reported to state police for nearly a week.John Demoret died nearly two weeks
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — Two off-duty sheriff’s deputies from California who were at a country music festival in Las Vegas when shots rang out ran into the line of fire to help save people, the president of
A two-vehicle accident in Harrison led to the death of a central Arkansas man. According to the Harrison Daily Times, 27-year-old Elijah Howard of Little Rock was pronounced dead Monday morning at the scene on U.S. Highway
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Photos taken by people at the scene of the mass shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, together with previously taken photos of the area, show how close the
ABCNews.com(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The brother of the suspected Las Vegas shooter said he and his family feel as if an “asteroid just fell on us.” “We have no idea how or why this happened,” Eric Paddock, the
ABC News(LAS VEGAS) — A registered nurse from Tennessee has been identified as one of the least 58 people who died in a mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night. Sonny Melton, R.N., was killed when a
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The man suspected of opening fire on thousands of concertgoers in Las Vegas, killing more than 50 and injuring hundreds, had at least 10 guns in the hotel room from which he carried out the
Three local counties in Arkansas are currently under a burn ban. Accordinig to the Arkansas Forestry Commission, the ban is in effect for Fulton, Searcy and Stone Counties. All outdoor burning is prohibited in these three counties
A local youth baseball team went to Conway over the weekend and came back home as state champions. The Mountain Home Fury won the Arkansas UTRIP 11-Year-Old AA Fall State Tournament sponsored by the United States Specialty
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — The brother of the suspected Las Vegas shooter said he and his family feel like an “asteroid just fell on us.” “We have no idea how or why this happened,” Eric Paddock, the brother
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — A 29-year-old woman at the country music concert in Las Vegas where a shooter opened fire from above fled the scene and then returned to get her truck and help victims. Lindsay Padgett said
Mindy Small/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Country music star Jake Owen said watching the deadly Las Vegas shooting unfold while he was on the stage of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas was like seeing
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — Stephen Paddock, 64, is the man suspected of killing at least 58 people and injuring at least 515 in Las Vegas on Sunday night in what is now believed to be the worst mass
iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — After gunfire broke out late Sunday night during the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, concertgoer Adam Payne carried his wounded friend to safety. Payne said he and his girlfriend were able
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ABC News.(LAS VEGAS) — Retired teacher and avid hunter Mike Cronk knew instantly the staccato sounds coming from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last night were the real thing. “I heard some of the bullets hit
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iStock/Thinkstock(LAS VEGAS) — In the wake of the mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night, which left more than 50 dead, there was an outpouring of support for the victims of the tragedy as well as questions
Football, volleyball, golf and softball make up the local Monday schedule. The Mountain Home High School boys’ golf team will be in Jonesboro as the Class 6A State Tournament begins its two-day run. The shotgun start is
(AP) – Killings and nonfatal shootings in Arkansas’ capital city have declined since Little Rock police beefed up patrols about six weeks ago.Little Rock Police Chief Kenton Buckner says the increased visibility of police is a contributing
(AP) – Protesters upset with the acquittal of a white former police officer in the death of a black man unfurled a banner at the St. Louis Cardinals’ home game against the Milwaukee Brewers that read: “Stop
(AP) – A former Springfield Public Schools employee sent to federal prison for child pornography continued to work in the district for more than three years after attracting the attention of law enforcement.The Springfield News-Leader reports that
iStock/ThinkstockHere are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: INTERLEAGUE Final Arizona 14 Kansas City 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Toronto 2 N-Y Yankees 1 Final Oakland 5 Texas 2 Final Houston 4 Boston 3 Final L-A Angels 6 Seattle 2 Final Minnesota 5
(AP) – Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar’s book revealed details of how the U.S. government sprayed, injected and fed radiation and other dangerous materials to countless people in secret Cold
Candidates for the upcoming runoff for the Position Three seat on the Mountain Home School Board, incumbent Ben Strider and challenger Daniel Smakal, have released information about themselves and a debate is planned Thursday evening
In mid September, more than 300 applications were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration by individuals and firms seeking approval to grow or dispense medical marijuana in Arkansas. The sites and dispensaries are expected
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — Concertgoer Brian Claypool feared for his life Sunday when a gunman opened fire during the final night of the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, saying he “didn’t want to
While topics like tax reform and health care dominate the national news, Third District Congressman Rick Crawford says much is being accomplished in our nation’s capital that often doesn’t make headlines. Listen: right-click to download mp3 In
William Seth Swetnam was given six years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday after pleading guilty to possession of drug paraphernalia. A cracked windshield and a quick change of drivers led to Swetnam’s
The Yellville City Council is set to meet in regular session Monday evening at 6:00. The meeting will be held at Yellville City Hall. The Yellville Park Board is scheduled to meet following the council meeting. WebReadyTM
Mountain Home High School AP Environmental Science teacher Tom Ethridge and student Stephanie Jones were among more than 150 from around the state attending the ninth annual environmental and agricultural sustainability field trip this week. The University
Pete Stabile of Mountain Home has joined the staff of NATCO Communications of Flippin as a computer specialist. Originally from Cornwall, New York, Stabile brings 18 years experience to the position.Stabile has lived in the Twin Lakes
Coron Jamall Johnson of Flippin entered a not guilty plea to charges stemming from a heated verbal exchange at a Norfork metal fabricating business September 22nd during which he flashed a handgun tucked into the waistband of
Ethan Miller/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) –The man suspected of opening fire perched high up in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas Sunday night, killing more than 50 people and injuring more than 200, has been
PHILADELPHIA (AP) _ Terry Collins has announced that he is stepping down after a team-record seven seasons as manager of the New York Mets. Collins was the oldest manager in the majors and recently stated he had
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Aaron Wilkerson took a perfect game into the sixth inning, Brett Phillips hit a three-run homer and the Milwaukee Brewers closed out their near-miss of a season with a 6-1 victory over the
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) –More than 50 people were killed and 200 injured when what appears to be a lone gunman opened fire from a perch high up in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las
David Becker/Getty Images(LAS VEGAS) — More than 20 people were killed and 100 injured when what appears to be a lone gunman opened fire from a perch high up in the the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
albery.arch/Instagram (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — President Donald Trump’s impending visit to storm-ravaged Puerto Rico and his public criticism of the U.S. territory’s most prominent mayor appear to be the last thing on many people’s minds on
Jason Bean/Pool/Getty Images(LOVELOCK, Nevada) — O.J. Simpson has made headlines for decades, and on Oct. 1, he got a new one. After serving nine years for a Las Vegas robbery, the former Buffalo Bills star was released
Alex Pantling/Getty(LONDON) — Players for both the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints took a knee on the field Sunday during the opening moments of a football game in London, one day after President Trump tweeted that
ABC News(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, whom President Donald Trump slammed on Twitter for “poor leadership,” said she would meet with the president when he visits the island Tuesday if
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: INTERLEAGUEKansas City 4, Arizona 3AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 2, Toronto 1Boston 6, Houston 3Tampa Bay 4, Baltimore 3Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 1Detroit 3, Minnesota 2Texas 8, Oakland
Ruud, Peat plead not guilty to murder of Ozark County teen It was a short court date Monday for a couple accused in the death of an Ozark County teenager. Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney John Garrabrant says
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) Hayden Hildebrand threw for four touchdowns as Central Arkansas jumped out to an early lead and held on for a 41-30 victory over Sam Houston State. The Bears got on the board when Tremon Smith
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) Trevon Walters had two touchdowns, Devonte King returned an interception for another score and Alabama A&M cruised to a 27-14 win over UAPB. Alabama A&M (2-3, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) never trailed as King picked
Two resolutions were passed during the Cotter City Council’s regular September session on Thursday. The council set its tax levies assessed in 2017 to be collected in 2018, and they agreed to apply for an Arkansas Natural
Steven Howell of rural Mountain Home, who struck his wife in the head with a Bible and threatened her father with a large kitchen knife, pled guilty to charges against him stemming from the incident — including
Jenay Mize, Baxter County Treasurer, was among 67 treasurers and deputy treasurers to attend The Arkansas County Treasurers Association summer continuing education meeting in mid-September at Mt. Magazine State Park in Paris. Mize has earned a total
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has announced proposed changes to fishing regulations on the White River and North Fork River, below Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams, may be pushed forward for public review in the next
Preregistration for the Annual Big Bluff Challenge 5K and 10K trail running and hiking event is taking place and can be done online at ultrasignup.com/register or at Natures Way in Mountain Home. The event takes place on
Integrity First Bank Vice President/IT Operations Manager Brenda Stone is celebrating her 45th anniversary with the financial institution. Stone is the longest tenured employee in the history of Integrity First Bank. Stone says during her tenure, the
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The U.S. Department of Education says fewer Arkansans with federal student loans are defaulting on the loans. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports data released by the agency shows that the default rate of Arkansans who
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) The mayor of Springfield, Missouri, says a massive new museum and aquarium in the southwest Missouri town is a “game-changer.” The Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium opened last week in a celebration more
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) A southwest Missouri police officer has been cleared of wrongdoing in the fatal shooting of a man during a traffic stop. The Joplin Globe reports that Newton County’s prosecuting attorney on Friday announced that no
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) University of Missouri officials are defending their decision to spend $1.27 million to have a Philadelphia-based firm market the system’s flagship Columbia campus. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the university system’s Board of
Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images(LOVELOCK, Nev.) — O.J. Simpson is a free man. After spending nine years in prison for a Las Vegas robbery, the former NFL star walked out of the Lovelock Correctional Institute at 12:08 a.m. local
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Austin Allen threw for a season-high 264 yards as Arkansas ended a two-game losing streak with a 42-24 win over New Mexico State on Saturday. Allen finished 19-of-26 passing and threw three touchdowns, two to
FARGO, N.D. (AP) Easton Stick threw for two touchdowns and Lance Dunn ran for two more as North Dakota State beat Missouri State for the eighth time in 10 tries, 38-11 in the Bison’s Missouri Valley Conference opener
ST. LOUIS (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers were eliminated from playoff contention Saturday when they squandered a six-run lead in a 7-6 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals, handing baseball’s final postseason spot to the Colorado Rockies. Brewers reliever
KTRK-TV(CROSBY, Texas) — Two Texas high school football players are at the center of a national debate after they were kicked off their team for protesting the national anthem on Friday night. Cedric Ingram-Lewis and Larry McCullough
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Ten days after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the U.S. territory’s governor approved a moratorium on rent payments for those living in public housing as residents struggle to recover from
Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is objecting to O.J. Simpson’s relocation to Florida upon his release from prison, which could take place as early as Sunday. Bondi wrote a letter to Florida
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico is expecting heavy rain and flash flooding on Saturday as critical relief efforts continue on the island. A tropical wave formed near the Lesser Antilles, and is
This week, I had the privilege of sharing the Roosevelt Thompson Auditorium stage with the Little Rock Nine as we remembered their first day at Central High 60 years ago. Those nine braved a gauntlet of opposition
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Here are the latest scores and winners: INTERLEAGUEKansas City 2, Arizona 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEN.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 0Cleveland 10, Chicago White Sox 1Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 0Houston 3, Boston 2Texas 5, Oakland 3Minnesota 6,
Volleyball and cross country make up the local Saturday schedule. The Mountain Home High School cross country team will be in Fayetteville for the Chile Pepper Festival. Action begins at 10 a.m. Mountain Home’s freshmen volleyball squad
Yellville-Summit picked up its first win under the direction of head coach Lucas Morris. The Panthers went on the road Friday night and defeated Greenland by a final of 49-28. Yellville-Summit improves to 1-4 on the season
Alma 42, Farmington 18 Ashdown 21, Bauxite 7 Atkins 40, Two Rivers 0 Barton 58, Harding Academy 41 Batesville 45, Paragould 6 Bearden, Tenn. def. Hermitage, forfeit Benton 49, Siloam Springs 14 Bentonville 38, Van Buren 6
Adrian 14, Windsor 6 Archie 28, Appleton City 6 Ash Grove 58, Pleasant Hope 0 Aurora 33, Mt. Vernon 14 Ava 37, Thayer 13 Battle 34, Truman 0 Belton 37, Ruskin 8 Benton 42, St. Joseph Le
Stefani Carpenter of Mountain Home was given five years probation after changing her plea to no contest on charges she broke into vehicles on the parking lot of a local business and took items from them. In
The Arkansas Razorback football team returns home as they step out of SEC play. The Hogs will welcome New Mexico State to Fayetteville on Saturday. Arkansas is currently 1-2 on the season. The Razorbacks are coming off
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs signed kicker Harrison Butker off the Panthers practice squad this week when Cairo Santos went on injured reserve. Now, the rookie whose Twitter handle @Buttkicker87 could not be more appropriate is ready
EL DORADO, Ark. (AP) A town in southern Arkansas is building a $100 million arts-and-entertainment district with the hope it can return to its glory from a century ago. El Dorado was a boomtown after oil was discovered
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Authorities say two guards assaulted by inmates at an Arkansas prison have been released from the hospital, while an officer attacked at a separate facility remains hospitalized. Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman Solomon Graves
Education Images/UIG/Getty Images(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — The Air Force Academy issued an alert for an active shooter on campus late Friday night and investigated, but police said there was no shooter at about 12:30 a.m. local time.
BERRYVILLE, Ark. (AP) A former sheriff in northern Arkansas won’t serve as a deputy in a neighboring county after at least one official expressed concern. Carroll County Sheriff Randy Mayfield said Friday that he has “heard and respects”
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas attorney general’s office is asking the state’s highest court to prevent a northwestern Arkansas city from enforcing an ordinance that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. State Attorney General
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) Arkansas State Police says it will be conducting an administrative review of the police troop that patrols the northwest part of the state. Agency spokesman Bill Sadler tells the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that the review
A Lakeview area woman, 54-year-old Penny Juanita Whitson, has been returned to the Baxter County Detention Center for allegedly smuggling drugs into the jail where she was held earlier this month. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says
Arkansas State University’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) will present a hands-on workshop, “Make a Marketing Map for Your Rural Business,” Tuesday afternoon. The workshop is scheduled from 1:00 until 3:00 at The Sheid at
While a burn ban has not been issued in Mountain Home or Baxter County, area firefighters are already seeing the results of weather conditions leading to meteorologists advising Arkansas faces the potential of a flash drought. A
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) A small Christian school near Branson says it won’t play any team whose players don’t stand for the national anthem. College of the Ozarks President Jerry Davis said Friday its players in every sport will
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The University of Missouri Board of Curators is making changes to gain more control over finances while anticipating that state lawmakers are unlikely to support many major capital projects in the future. The board
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A man in southwest Missouri proposed to his girlfriend with the help of a very, very tall friend. The Springfield News-Leader reports that zookeepers at the Dickerson Park Zoo on Sunday attached Cody Hall’s engagement
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Springfield hospital is no longer in danger of losing Medicare and Medicaid funding, at least for the near future. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services placed Mercy Hospital Springfield in “immediate jeopardy” in
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) A Missouri Republican running for Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s seat is challenging Facebook’s response to his campaign’s raffle of an AR-15 rifle. Former Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Petersen posted a letter Thursday to the
ST. LOUIS (AP) Stephen Vogt homered and drove in three runs, Chase Anderson allowed one run over seven innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on
Pine Bluff jumped on Mountain Home early Friday night at Bomber Stadium and cruised to their fourth straight victory. Brad Haworth has the details. Listen: right-click to download mp3 The Zebras scored on all five of their
Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Elaine Duke, the acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Secretary, said Friday that while she was “proud” of the federal response in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, the situation on the ground is
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Javis Curlee’s court files grow thicker with each passing month.The 28-year-old Curlee appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to the latest set of charges filed against him following a September
Scott Clarke/ESPN Images(LAS VEGAS) — In a press conference Friday, Las Vegas police said they found “no evidence” that officers used excessive force when detaining Michael Bennett back in August during an incident. They said they had
Joe Buglewicz/Getty Images(ANTIOCH, Tenn.) — A 25-year-old accused of opening fire at a Tennessee church last weekend allegedly had a note in his car referencing some sort of retaliation for the Charleston church attack carried out by
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A federal operation dubbed “Regional Shield” has resulted in criminal charges against more than 3,800 alleged gang members in the U.S. and Central America, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Dismantling one particularly violent
iStock/Thinkstock(POLK COUNTY, Ga.) — An officer in Polk County, Georgia, was shot dead after pulling over a suspicious vehicle on Friday, officials said. A second officer survived and is in good condition, Polk County Assistant County Manager
(AP) _ An Arkansas man has been convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her grandfather in southwest Missouri.Jurors deliberated about four hours Thursday before finding 39-year-old Christopher Paschall guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the
(AP) _ Meteorologists say Arkansas faces the potential of a flash drought.A flash drought is when warm and dry conditions and evaporating soil moisture happen quickly. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Tuesday, shows 60 percent of
U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta(WASHINGTON) — An 894 foot-long U.S. Navy floating hospital, said to have one of the largest trauma centers anywhere in the United States, is heading to Puerto Rico. The USNS Comfort, which
Scott Clarke / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — NFL player Delanie Walker said he and his family had received death threats after he spoke out about his team’s decision to stay in the locker room during the national
Sarah Rudder(TORONTO) — Sarah Rudder is a Marine Corps veteran, a mother, an amputee and now, a five-time gold medalist after competing in this year’s Invictus Games in Toronto. “I just wanted to do better than last
A second arrest has been made in connection with the theft of a stolen side-by-side from a Mountain Home RV dealership on September 17th. According to Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery, Ryan Kinsley-Daniszewski, of rural Mountain Home,
Jason Bean/Pool/Getty Images(LOCKLOVE, Nev.) — After nine years in prison, O.J. Simpson could have to wait “a few days” beyond his earliest eligible release date to leave the Nevada Department of Corrections facility, his attorney said. Simpson
(AP) – Arkansas’ highest court says it’ll move quickly to take up a case on whether officials should be required to release more information about one of the drugs the state plans to use when it executes
(AP) – A central Arkansas prosecutor has been confirmed for a U.S. attorney post in the state.The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Cody Hiland to serve the as the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Arkansas.
(AP) – Authorities say two guards were assaulted by several inmates at an Arkansas prison, the same day an officer was attacked by a prisoner at another facility.The Arkansas Department of Correction said two officers at the
(AP) – A jury has found a western Missouri man guilty of killing a woman he had an affair with in 2016.The Joplin Globe reports that 54-year-old Todd Greathouse was found guilty Wednesday in Jasper County Circuit
(AP) – Authorities say a Springfield man began abusing a girl on the same day he was released from prison after serving eight years for child molestation.The Springfield News-Leader reports that 36-year-old Joshua Fullington was charged earlier
(AP) – A former inmate at the Cedar County jail alleges in a federal lawsuit that she was repeatedly sexually abused by a jailer while other staff sometimes listened.The Springfield News-Leader reports the lawsuit filed last month
(AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration is banning drone flights within 400 feet (122 meters) of several national landmarks, including the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.The FAA announced the no-fly drone zones at 10 Department of
(AP) – Missouri elected officials are pushing to expand state confidentiality programs that hide the home addresses of victims of domestic violence.U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt introduced legislation Thursday to require federal agencies and courts to accept substitute
ABC News(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — After witnessing a desperate call for help on ABC News from a caretaker at a Puerto Rico nursing home devastated by Hurricane Maria, a Florida man chartered his company’s private jet
Gassville resident Andy Schisler told KTLO, Classic Hits and the Boot News he was involved in Thursday morning’s four-vehicle accident, in the vicinity of Arkansas State University Mountain Home Technical College on Highway 62 West, which temporarily
Orscheln Farm and Home in Flippin is set to close its doors on November 19.Flippin Mayor Gerald Marberry says a representative from the company’s headquarters in Moberly, Missouri met with employees about two weeks ago to address
Applications for The Salvation Army’s 2017 Christmas Angel Tree Program are now available by appointment only.The Angel Tree Program provides Christmas assistance for low income families with children 0-12 years of age for residents of Baxter and
The Baxter County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner is set for Saturday evening at 5:00 at Twin Lakes Baptist Church.Dr. Mickey Craig, Chair and Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, will be the keynote speaker. Richard Caster,
Spending in Baxter County and the City of Mountain Home continues an upward trend as reflected in the September sales tax numbers recently released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. In Baxter County, the numbers
Ozark Opportunities Inc. has announced the summer Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), to assist low-income households, during Summer months ends Saturday. The program offers a one-time assistance per year.Those still wanting to apply will be required to
It’s week five of Arkansas’s high school football season, and Mountain Home will have its first home test of conference play. The Bombers will be going up against Pine Bluff. Mountain Home is currently 0-4 on the
The Mountain Home High School tennis teams wrapped up the regualar season at home Thursday with mixed results against Jonesboro. The Lady Bombers tied Jonesboro 4-4. Emily Heidi won both of her singles matches, Elizabeth Lewis won
The Mountain Home Junior High cross country teams competed at Willow Springs Thursday. Team results were not available after the meet. The Junior Bombers had a great showing with five runners in the top ten. Ty Bickford
The Mountain Home 9th grade football team picked up a 39-0 win at Clinton Thursday night. Quarterback Bryce McKay had a huge night with 245 yards and three touchdowns on just five carries, averaging 49 yards per
The Mountain Home Junior High volleyball teams picked up a pair of wins at home Thursday night against Salem. The 9th grade team won by scores of 25-14 and 25-10. Megan Trotter had 16 digs, Josie Kelly
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. The Arkansas mens basketball team has added three more national television games to the non-conference portion of the schedule and finalized its remaining game times for the 2017-18 season. The Razorbacks will play at
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Cardinals were eliminated from postseason contention when Leonys Martin leaped at the center-field fence to rob Paul DeJong of a tying home run with two outs in the 11th inning, preserving the
iStock/ThinkstockHere are the scores from yesterday’s sports events: AMERICAN LEAGUECleveland 5 Minnesota 2Tampa Bay 9 N-Y Yankees 6Houston 12 Boston 2Oakland 4 Texas 1Chi White Sox 5 L-A Angels 4Detroit 4 Kansas City 1NATIONAL LEAGUEMilwaukee 4 Cincinnati
Google Maps(FRISCO, Texas) — Five children were injured — one critically — when a 17-year-old learning how to drive crashed through a gate in front of a Texas day care on Thursday afternoon. According to ABC affiliate
Kelly Joe Hancock of Flippin, who entered a guilty plea to three cases from two counties and was sentenced to five years in prison during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court September 14th, has gotten into
lightpix/iStock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) — A second rock slide in just two days has occurred at Yosemite National Park, injuring one person. The rockfall happened one day after the first killed one park-goer and injured another Wednesday. A spokesperson
A Baxter County woman, 52-year-old Rebecca Martin, has been booked into the Baxter County Detention Center for the 13th time since 1999 after she was arrested Wednesday on felony drug charges. Martin was currently out on bond
FBI(WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Robert Mueller has now lost a second official that he brought in from the FBI to help investigate Russia’s alleged meddling in last year’s presidential election, ABC News has learned. The latest FBI
Ruskpp/iStock/Thinkstock(COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — Air Force Academy officials are investigating racial slurs that were found written on the message boards of five African-American cadet candidates on an academy campus. Air Force Academy officials are investigating the incident
Photo by Rich Arden / ESPN Images(NEW YORK) — The NBA Board of Governors on Thursday voted to pass changes to the league’s draft lottery process and to approve guidelines for resting healthy players during the regular
(AP) _ Attorneys for an Arkansas inmate scheduled to be put to death in November have asked a judge to spare his life.They say the execution would violate the Constitution because the inmate suffers from a psychotic
(AP) _ The three defendants accused in a kickback scheme with state grants in northwest Arkansas have renewed their not guilty pleas to a revised indictment.The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that former state Sen. Jon Woods, Ecclesia
AlexTois/iStock/Thinkstock(SAN JOSE, Calif.) — San Jose Sharks forward Joel Ward, one of about thirty black players in the NHL, says he won’t kneel for the national anthem — saying the message of the protest that has swept
Photo by Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images(HOUSTON) — Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson received the first game check of his NFL career this week, and used it to help out three women who work at the
Photo by Jason Bean-Pool/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — As O.J. Simpson prepares to be released following nine years in prison for a Las Vegas robbery, his attorney told ABC affiliate KTNV that when the imprisoned former NFL player
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Police say bullying is not necessarily being eliminated as a possible motive in the stabbing of two boys at a New York City school Wednesday. A 15-year-old boy was killed and a 16-year-old
ABC News(NEW YORK) — It began with a simple idea: Fill a bucket with water, throw in some ice and dump it over your head — all to raise money to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral
The theft of a side-by-side utility vehicle has led to a Norfork man’s 22nd trip to the Baxter County Detention Center. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says 38-year-old Nathaniel John Campbell was arrested Wednesday following an investigation
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Accused National Security Administration leaker Reality Winner revealed she “screwed up royally” when she smuggled classified information — hidden in her pantyhose — out of an NSA facility in Georgia, according to documents of
ABC News(NEW YORK) — More than half of Americans now see climate change as responsible for the severity of recent hurricanes – an about-face from 12 years ago, when most attributed it to happenstance. See PDF with
(AP) – A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing an anti-loitering law, siding with opponents who say the measure unconstitutionally targets panhandlers.U.S. District Judge Billy Roy Wilson on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction against the law,
MOUNTAIN PINE, Ark. (AP) – A window manufacturing company is spending $3.8 million to expand its facility in Arkansas and create 123 new jobs.Morfe Manufacturing Company announced Wednesday it was expanding its Mountain Pine facility and planned
(AP) – A federal appeals court says it won’t reconsider a panel’s decision to clear the way for the state to restrict how the abortion pill is administered.The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday denied
(AP) – Arkansas’ highest court has halted a judge’s order requiring the state to release the labels and package inserts for an execution drug it plans to use in putting an inmate to death in November.The state
(AP) – Simmons Prepared Foods plans to expand operations near Decatur in northwestern Arkansas and add about 1,500 jobs by 2022.Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Simmons Foods CEO Todd Simmons announced the expansion Wednesday at an event in
(AP)Each year, for the past three years, LGBT advocacy groups have tallied the killings of more than 20 transgender people in the U.S. Yet state or federal hate crime laws are rarely used to prosecute the slayings.Now
(AP) – Tyson Poultry Inc. pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the federal Clean Water Act in 2014 with discharges from its plant in Monett.Under a plea deal announced Wednesday in federal court in Springfield, Tyson
RJ Sangosti / Getty Images(AURORA, Colo.) — Authorities with the federal prison system revealed overnight that convicted mass murderer James Holmes, serving multiple life sentences for a 2012 massacre at an Aurora, Colorado movie theater, is now
Two Arkansas National Guardsmen killed Sunday in an airplane crash at the Camden Municipal Airport, Rufus Feron Brown and Justin Levon Ashley, had stopped by Gaston’s White River Resort prior to their departure for Camden. According to
It’s the time of year for flu shot clinics to open across the Twin Lakes Area. In Marion County Friday flu vaccinations will be offered at the Marion County Health Unit from 7:00 in the morning until
A Mountain Home man, 24-year-old Ryan Lindsey, has been taken into custody one day after he fled from Baxter County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Lindsey is a parolee with both an outstanding parole violation warrant and an outstanding
The Mountain Home Kiwanis Safety Fair is scheduled to take place Saturday morning from 10:00 to 2:00 in the afternoon at the L.C. Sammons Youth Center at Cooper Park. Free hot dogs, snow cones and popcorn will
With Gassville now having two city parks and additional funding needs, Fall into the Music a fundraising concert is set for Saturday at Gassville City Park on Hwy. 345 South. Park volunteer Dianna Roller says the free
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is advising landowners adjacent to public lands on Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes that work crews will soon conduct perimeter maintenance.On Norfork Lake, a 20-mile section of perimeter maintenance will begin
Lucas Casey of Flippin entered a guilty plea to drug-related charges that stemmed from a traffic stop in late January and was given four years probation during a session of Baxter County Circuit Court Thursday. A Mountain
Prior to the regular scheduled session of the Cotter City Council meeting at 6:00 Thursday evening, the council will hold a workshop at 5:00 in the Cotter Council chambers.As the regular meeting convenes the council will hear
The Bull Shoals City Council’s regularly scheduled monthly meeting is set for Thursday evening at 6:30. The meeting will be held at Bull Shoals City Hall. WebReadyTM Powered by WireReady® NSI
@EPCSheriff/Twitter(DELPHI, Ind.) — Police say a man arrested in Colorado on Monday could be connected to the unsolved murders of two Indiana teenagers. Authorities are investigating a possible connection between Daniel Nations, 31, of Indianapolis, and the
ABC News(NEW YORK) — When it comes to President Donald Trump’s patriotic playbook, NASCAR is exemplary and the NFL needs a timeout. In a Tuesday tweet, the president urged NFL owners to create a doctrine to curb
Mountain Home Parks and Recreation will partner with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to host their second-annual Kids’ Fishing Derby this weekend. The derby will be held Saturday from nine to noon at Baker’s Lake located
